It's Stackit btw. It's pretty confusing people still call it Lidl cloud. That was their first name, but it seemed to be bad branding since people couldn't differenciate the two parts of the lidl company. So it rebranded
I guess it's not fundamentally different from a book shop becoming a cloud computing giant ... but man, "Lidl cloud" doesn't exactly scream "quality product", y'know?
There is no "Lidl cloud", that's just the usual braindead framing.
The Schwarz Group is the 4th biggest retailer by revenue globally, so having their own subsidiaries for waste management and recycling and for IT infrastructure is just natural.
And yes, that's how AWS happened, too. In-house IT infrastructure to support your retail operations is just more efficient thus cheaper in the long run.
It wasn't cheap last time I checked, the smallest database option costs more than €100/month. This while Azure has a €12/month postgres offering with seemingly similarish specs.
Give me a break, the same connection US companies have to the US. Just because you can ignore genocide enablers does not mean anyone else can. Germany, the UK, and the USA should all take a hike straight to hell. They are not to be trusted.
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kokesh@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 114d
Lidl cloud! Wow! I want to test it!
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 64 pts · 114d
Careful, you go to buy some server space and end up buying some toilet cleaner and a chainsaw in the same trip.
VibeSurgeon@piefed.social · 22 pts · 114d
The middle racks host weird temporary services while the side racks host the regularly stocked services
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 113d
Oooh, an on-clearance NFT minting managed service!
Gsus4@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 114d
Which reminds me...I need to get an induction welder and eggs...
Randelung@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 114d
For 30 cents extra, why wouldn't you, you need it anyway.
Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 114d
It's Stackit btw. It's pretty confusing people still call it Lidl cloud. That was their first name, but it seemed to be bad branding since people couldn't differenciate the two parts of the lidl company. So it rebranded
magikmw@piefed.social · 12 pts · 114d
You mean like they can't differentiate between the online bookstore and AWS? :)
Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 113d
AWS has a bookstore? Neat
magikmw@piefed.social · 2 pts · 113d
Gotta differentiate to stay ahead of market shifts.
Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 113d
AWS is not Branded as Amazon neither. It's AWS.
httperror418@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 114d
Wonder what the middle of Lidl for the cloud will be!
kokesh@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 114d
Parkside console
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 47 pts · 114d
I guess it's not fundamentally different from a book shop becoming a cloud computing giant ... but man, "Lidl cloud" doesn't exactly scream "quality product", y'know?
Ooops@feddit.org · 62 pts · 114d
There is no "Lidl cloud", that's just the usual braindead framing.
The Schwarz Group is the 4th biggest retailer by revenue globally, so having their own subsidiaries for waste management and recycling and for IT infrastructure is just natural.
And yes, that's how AWS happened, too. In-house IT infrastructure to support your retail operations is just more efficient thus cheaper in the long run.
Quantenteilchen@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 114d
TIL they also run Kaufland, and now I no longer wonder why they are asking the top retailers!
87Six@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 113d
As a dude working in an IT team for a retail related business, yep, that was our management's thinking too.
Outsourcing the IT from a different company was both more expensive AND terrible quality.
Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 114d
It's not lidl cloud, it is stackit
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 114d
It should be called Lidl Cloud because not being little is the simple irony I need in these times.
huppakee@piefed.social · 2 pts · 114d
Considering the amount of money they're making, i'd argue their business model itself is actually a quality product.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 2 pts · 114d
That's not exactly what you'd look for as a customer.
Though TBF, German discount supermarkets generally have good price-performance, I buy cheap store brands all the time, too.
twinnie@feddit.uk · 22 pts · 114d
I’m more of an Aldi guy but I’ll give Lidl a go. Here’s the link to the cloud company for those interested:
https://stackit.com/en
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 114d
Well, it‘s the biggest German cloud provider. Possibly even the biggest in Europe.
frischkaesbagett@feddit.org · 12 pts · 114d
Dieter Schwarz as of 2025, has the highest net worth in Germany.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 113d
Lidl budget cloud?
qaz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 113d
It wasn't cheap last time I checked, the smallest database option costs more than €100/month. This while Azure has a €12/month postgres offering with seemingly similarish specs.
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id · 9 pts · 113d
Best middle aisle find ever.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · -13 pts · 114d
Great job moving away from the US but considering that Germany supplies 30% of Israeli arms it is still a very poor choice.
Every country should develop and deploy this architecture themselves.
simomat@feddit.org · 25 pts · 114d
What is the connection between Lidl and the authorities that export weapons? Except that they are... German.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · -14 pts · 114d
Give me a break, the same connection US companies have to the US. Just because you can ignore genocide enablers does not mean anyone else can. Germany, the UK, and the USA should all take a hike straight to hell. They are not to be trusted.